SARAH HOYT ON ROBERT MUELLER: Crazy, or Russian? “Since his only conceivable purpose is to help Russian psi-ops, he should immediately register as a foreign agent. And if he won’t, then he should have himself committed, because his actions can’t have any other possible purpose.”
Heh, indeed. Read the whole thing.™
I QUITE ENJOYED THE FIRST BOOK IN THIS SERIES: Now out: Jackal and the Fifth Reich.
MARK RIPPETOE: The Olympic Games: Time to Stop. “The Olympics has turned from a celebration of human physical performance that once transcended global politics and popular culture into a propaganda event for the dominant interpretation of global politics and popular culture. It is no longer about athletics and who wins the athletic competition – it is now concerned with shaping our perceptions of what it means to compete with each other, and why we probably shouldn’t celebrate winning at all. It has become an embarrassing mess for the entire human race, and it’s time to stop wasting resources, time, and attention span on it.”
Then there’s the mind-boggling corruption.
HONESTLY, THAT’S BETTER THAN I EXPECTED: CDC: Flu Vaccine Only 36 Percent Effective This Year.
QUESTION ASKED: What Were the Russians Up To?
HE’S A SPACE COWBOY — BET YOU WEREN’T READY FOR THAT: William Shatner signs with country music label.
(Classical reference in headline.)
A SANE APPROACH TO VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS: H.R. 34, the “Safe Students Act.” Everyone should be asking members of Congress if they support this common sense gun law.
HOW WE GOT HERE: From the Family Parlor to the Back Seat to #MeToo.
Read the whole thing.
FASTER, PLEASE: Brazil yellow fever vaccine campaign struggling to meet goal.
DA TECH GUY: Reading the Mueller indictment. Where’s the beef?
WILL CORY GARDINER HAND SENATE CONTROL TO SCHUMER AND DURBIN? That’s a question heard with increasing frequency among D.C.’s campaign obsessives. Not a good sign, according to LifeZette’s Jim Stinson.
UH-HUH: Florida Man Blames Stuck Gas Pedal for 95 MPH Highway Dash.
Another from the Annals of Great Excuses: “I wanted to go straight, officer, but the sign said ‘No, you turn’.”
I GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY COMRADES: Politico: Sanders silent on claim that Russians backed him in 2016.
BEER — IS THERE ANYTHING IT CAN’T DO? Leave it to a beer company to save the Jamaican Olympic bobsled team.
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THE LEFT IS REAPING THE WHIRLWIND OF THE CULTURE THEY MADE, Andrew Klavan writes. “The left wants to defend gangstas and ‘transgressive’ art and antifa thugs — but when the shooting starts, they blame the guns.”
Read the whole thing.
DEMOCRACY DIES IN DARKNESS OR WHATEVER: The Media Stopped Reporting The Russia Collusion Story Because They Helped Create It.
AND THAT’S THE END OF THE TRUMP-RUSSIA COLLUSION NONSENSE: So says former U.S. Attorney Joseph diGenova, speaking to LifeZette.
NICE FEAT IF YOU CAN PULL IT OFF: How the FJ Company Turns a Vintage Toyota Land Cruiser into a $200K Custom 4×4.
RICHARD FERNANDEZ: Hybrid Warfare is Dangerous.
Alternatively Putin may have come to regard Washington as so divided he could send hybrid forces into Syria and overrun an objective before anyone could react. The Washington Post editorial board believes the Kremlin is feeling its oats. In an article titled “Russia is betting it can push the U.S. out of Syria”, the WaPo warned Putin may be embarked on yet another attempt at “bold duplicity”:
Russian forces are backing the Assad regime’s offensives, and they, along with Iran, may have supported the attack on America’s Kurdish allies east of the Euphrates River. Russian ruler Vladimir Putin gave Turkey a green light to launch its offensive against the Kurds, and his phone call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday put a stop to hostilities between Israel, Syria and Iran.
Mr. Putin is seeking to establish Russia as the dominant power in Syria and, by extension, a major player in the Middle East — all at the expense of the United States. His attempt to stage a conference supplanting the U.N.-sponsored peace process for Syria largely flopped last month. But he has established Russia as the arbiter of Syria’s multiple conflicts, capable of fueling them or shutting them down.
The headlines out of Washington delegitimizing the current administration certainly might have contributed to a feeling of invincibility in the Kremlin. Unfortunately for Russia Trump’s much criticized delegation of authority back to the military may have decoupled its tactical response from Washington’s political paralysis.
As I wrote earlier today, “When a state actor gives the go-ahead and dozens of your mercenaries get blown up, you can’t exactly get in a big diplomatic (or military) huff about it.”
Anyway, it’s Richard Fernandez so do read the whole thing.
THE TRUTH HURTS: CNN’s Chris Cillizza offended by Fox News’ totally accurate chyron.
Related: Hate Fatigue: CNN Viewership Collapses 30%.
Get woke, go broke.
ROD ROSENSTEIN: NO AMERICAN COLLUSION. “During a press briefing early Friday, the deputy attorney general said those being charged tried to undermine democracy and spread distrust of the U.S. political system. He said no Americans were knowing participants in the scheme, and there is no evidence it effected the outcome of the election.”
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